Topeka stores celebrate National Free Comic Book Day

Saturday

Feature films and TV shows highlighting The Avengers have helped make those superheroes extremely popular, owners and managers of Topeka comic books stores said Saturday.

Customers quickly snapped up free comic books featuring The Avengers and other characters from the Marvel Comics universe Saturday while taking advantage of the 17th annual National Free Comic Book Day.

“It’s hard not to be aware of the Avengers," said Eli Lister, one of the owners of Huscarl Hobbies and Games LLC. “They’re just everywhere.”

Saturday's free comic book day comes two weeks after the feature film “Avengers: Infinity War” had the highest-grossing opening weekend box office totals on record, both nationally and worldwide.

The Avengers, DC Comics superheroes Batman and Superman, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Invader Zim were among characters featured in comic books handed out at Huscarl, 1930 S.W. Westport Drive, No. 3.

The goal was to find comics customers could be passionate about, Lister said.